Algeria hostage victims from Liverpool

Tributes have been paid to two of the hostages who were killed in Algeria. It has been confirmed Paul Morgan and Garry Barlow who were from Liverpool, died after militants stormed the gas plant where they worked.

The Prime Minister has condemned the attack and paid tribute to all those who lost their lives.

Our correspondent Rachel Townsend reports.

Two men from Merseyside are among the victims of the Algeria hostage crisis.

Garry Barlow, 49, from Liverpool, was a married father of two who was a system supervisor for BP at the In Amenas plant.

Garry’s wife, Lorraine, said:

“Garry was a loving, devoted family man, he loved life and lived it to the full. He was very much loved by myself, his sons, mother and sister and the rest of his family and friends and will be greatly missed. He was very proud of his family, as they were of him."

46-year-old Paul Morgan from Liverpool was also killed.

The Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has paid tribute to two men from the city killed in a terrorist attack in Algeria.

Paul Morgan, 46, and Garry Barlow, 49, were killed by Islamic militants who stormed the gas plant in Sahara desert.

Mayor Anderson said the thoughts and prayers of the people of Liverpool were within the two families, adding that the city 'stood shoulder to shoulder with them' in their grief.

It has been confirmed that two men from Liverpool were killed in the Algerian hostage crisis.

Paul Morgan and Garry Barlow died after militants stormed the gas plant where they worked.

Garry's wife has said he was "a loving, devoted family man" who loved life.